Toy gun.



III. F. sEIILEs.

T-OY GUN.

APPLICATION FILED IuNE 30.1917.

Patented Dec. 18, 1917,

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TOY GUN.

APPLICAUON FILEDJUNE30,19I7.

Patented Dec. 18, 1917.

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- Application fdedf June-30,1917. Serial Nov-1775911.

To all 'whom z' 'may concern ittknown @that L'RoY SEI-ruis, a citizen-of =the United States, residing zat Helena, inthe 'county of`LeWisandfClai-k 5-an d eState of`Montana, have-inventedcer- 'tain lnew anduseful VImprovements iin Toy Guns,-of -which 'the following is 'aVspec'iication, reference being had totheaccompanyino' drawings.

ilhis linvention relates to toy guns, and particularly fto guns on Vtheorderfoflpop pguns, wherein a cork or like article-is iprojected fromthegunby theV pressure of air `behind vthe projectile.

llhegeneralf obj ectof my invention isfthe structed and yeasilyoperatedgunwfof ithis character, wherein the parts may assembled A further ob'ject' is to soconstructthe Igiln that `it may "be loaded after ythelmanner :of pop gun,1that-is,that the-air compressing piston -may beretracted by -a lretra-cting slide-on thebarrel of the gun, the .slidethen `bein-g moved for-ward, which permits fthe plunger toibe projectedunder fthe action of -a spring lby operating :the trigger.

`Other objects have .to do with the details of construction andarrangement 'of parts, :as will appear more ffully hereafter'.

My invention is illust-rated in f the accom- =panying drawings,wherein;-

rriF-igure l isa-longitudinal sectional Viewv of af gun constructed'inaccordance with-my invention Fig. 2 'is -afsectionfon the V-line 2-'2bof Fig. l;

' Fig. n3 is 4a fragmentary vertical Ilongitudinal sect-ion through -aportion L ofi the stock and :the ltrigger/mechanism;

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kflii'g. J6 is La section f on fthefline :T646 :of Fig. L1.

l Referring fto these drawings, Sit will be seen that'my gunAcomprises-a stock Ycon- Y sisting ofetheb'utt =1O and -=the1forestock11,

:piece of fweod. Thefforefstoc'ls groovedito fortheitigger. v-Anianchorscrew 113 passes Lthrough '-the 'f fore' f stcel; and fis 4fadapted tol"the trigger guard .'.ijlfwe @neef-al1@ fore .stik j f V be .readily:may be readily gripped. hand grip is formed with .-1 ribs and @the:rods y2O at .their :fior-ward rendsyzaref frooved the britt and'forestockl beingforme'd of; one" l:The barrel '14 fis, lof: course,Stubular and isproyided {withthe longitudinally extendslngzoppos'itely.disposed slots il7 Vwhich ex fftenjd to the .rear zend ,ofthe barrel.YThe slots; terminate :short offethearear end-of .the fbarrelfand a tang16 l is operativelyvengaged 'with the frearaend offfthe barrel,thisltang eXten'dnig-i rearward and'being attached by a .tangscrew 17'tofthestock.

Extending over Athe-.slots 1'5 are itheI transversely cnrfved ,guardsE718, 'which are :open

eat'itheir opposite ends and fform guides.

i -Slidingly ,mounted aipon the Ibarrel ile is a sleeve 119,' whichYcloselysurrounds :theiba'rrel f and .slicdes easily thereon-.fand :tothis :sleeve are attached the vfrearwvardly extending'rods 1 '-205whichiare.fsemifcircular in cross section :andit .within theguides'flS.' L'To theiunder face `:off-Ethe .sleeve 1.1.9 is attac-hed.vafhand gripiZl, which anayibe:heldeinfplace npon fthecsleeve by means.of .screw V.22',:fthis--hand .fgripfibeing .preferably Qma'de i. of'woodand 4being transverselyecorrugated or ronghened 'so that f it Preferably`rfthis :to :receive klthese ribs.

Disposed within the .barlrel '14 fis la .plun- .ger rod..24,f,theforwardf end .of which cararies .a piston. or! plu-nger cconiprisingtwo.con-

Vfronting Washers 25 fwithj'an intermediate leathercupf26,f. the washers.and `,the .fcupfbeing fi'heltl in' place aonl the'plungerwrodfby :meansof :nut 2.7, engagingthe scr-erw .threads on therod. *ilhefrearlend:ofithe plunger/rod 24 `isitransversely"slotted .asiat 28 and'wedgediinplacezwithin fthisaslotwis a Itransrerselye extending Vblock 29, V@which:con-

fstitutes a stopy and which Lex-tends 'fout through .the '.gsl'ots f1-"5fof the barrel gand into 'fthefpathf movement-of:thenrearwardly eX-fendingfrods20. A `guide' washercfSO isalso `:mounted alpen .theplungerrod frea-rwardof the slot` 28 and 'rearward :of .this 'fguide washer, Kithe rod 2e :iis formed Yiwi-th @a nreeess aor fnotch Bl."mhegarea'rextremityoffthegrod 324is upwardlyfbeveledfasiat 32.

Disposed .within-thefbarrelljustein advance swhich 'the v(plunger -rod2.11s`lides,1;thi=s guide ywasher-.being :provided with.l a :helical.cushiioningfspring 34. Thev cushioningsspring is .amounted aupon fthe:guidewasher .cncentric IIto the .central opening and ais soldered @inplaoeiwithin :the gbarrel .or otherwise iSuptransversely extending stop29, upon a projection of the plunger, is adapted to engage with thisspring and thus acts to limit the forward movement of the plunger.Surrounding the plunger and bearing against the plunger head or piston,is a coiled plunger spring 35, which at its rear end bears against theguide washer and at its forward end bears against the head of theplunger. It will be obvious that when the plunger is retracted, thespring will be compressed.

Disposed at the rear end of the barrel is a trigger 36, pivoted upon atransverse pivot pin 37, there being a perforatel ear for this purpose,the body of the trigger being formed with a forwardly extending detent38 adapted to engage with the notch 31 on the plunger rod. A spring 39engages with the trigger and urges it in a direction to carry the detent38 upward. The trigger is mounted upon a trigger crown 40 formed of atransversely curved strip of metal soldered or otherwise attached to therear of the barrel and perforated for the passage of the pivot pin 37.Springs 41 upon the pivot pin keep the trigger in a central position.rlhe trigger extends out through a slot 4'2 on the underside of thebarrel and the stock is provided with the usual trigger guard 43. As aprojectile I have illustrated a cork 44, which may be connected to thegun by means of a cord 45. Surrounding the barrel are the collars 46 and47. The collar 46 is soldered or otherwise disposed upon the barrel justforward of the ends of the guides 18 and forms a stop limiting therearward movement of the hand grip and the sleeve 19, while the collar47 is disposed adjacent forward end of the barrel in a position to actas a stop for the slide on its forward movement. Each of the collars 46and 47 is provided with a notch 48, which forms a seat or simulates aseat. A loop 49 may also be formed upon the collar 47 to which thestring 45 may be connected. It will be noticed from Fig. 3 that thetrigger is provided with an upwardly extending finger 50, which limitsthe movement of the trigger under the action of the spring 39.

It will be obvious that with a gun of this kind, the loading of the gunis secured by shifting the slide 19 and the hand grip 2l rearward untilthe rear end of the plunger is engaged by the trigger. The cork or otherprojectile is then forced into the barrel and when desired the triggeris pulled, whereupon the spring 35 urges the plunger forward andprojects the cork with great force and considerable noise. It isobvious, of course that other projectiles besides corks may be used andthat they may not be attached to the gun by means of a string. Theaction of loading the gun is practically the same as that in a pop gunand is, therefore, particularly attractive to children.- The 4folwardprojection of action of the plunger spring is cushioned by the stop v29coming in contact with the cushioning spring 34, thus preventing toogreat a jar on the piece by the sudden stoppage of the plunger. rIhecomponent pa Pts of this gun may be readily and cheaply ma de and may beeasily assembled.

Having described my invention, claim is 1. A toy gun comprising a stock,a longitudinally slotted barrel, a plunger disposed within the barrel,and having a plunger rod, a spring urging the plunger forward, a triggerdetachably engaging the plunger rod and holding the plunger in aretracted position against the action of the spring, a stop carried bythe plunger rod and extending through said slot in the barrel, and aslide mounted upon the barrel and operatively engaging with said stopupon a rearward movement of the slide to thereby cause the retraction ofthe plunger and plunger rod into engagement with the trigger, said slidebeing independently movable forward upon the barrel after the plunger isengaged with the trigger. l

2. A toy gun comprising a barrel having longitudinally extending slotsat its rear end, a stock supporting the barrel, a. plunger mountedwithin the barrel and having a plunger rod formed at its rear end with adetent notch, a spring urging said plunger and plunger rod forward, atrigger mounted on the stock and adapted to engage the rear end oftheplunger rod when the plunger is retracted against the, action of thespring, a stop member mounted on the plunger rod and extendingtransversely through said slots in the barrel, and a slide mounted uponthe barrel, shiftable rearward thereon in engagement with said stopmember to thereby shift the plunger rod rearward into engagement withthe trigger, the slide being independently movable forward.

3. A toy gun comprising a stock, a barrel mounted in the stock havingoppositely disposed longitudinally extending slots, guide membersarching over said slots, a plunger mounted in the barrel and having a.plunger rod formed at its rear end with a detent notch, a memberextending transversely through the plunger rod and through said slots,and disposed within the guides, a trigger disposed in the rear end ofthe barrel and adapted to engage the notch on the plunger rod, a slidingmember mounted upon the barrel and having rearwardlyv extending rodsdisposed in said guides'and adapted to engage the transversely extendingmember 0n the plunger rod, and a spring surrounding the plunger rod andurging the plunger forward when the trigger released.

what I the plungerv under the 4. In a toy gun, a barrel, a plungertherein having a plunger rod, a guide washer mounted upon the rear endof the plunger rod, and a. centering washer carried by the barrel andthrough which the plunger rod passes.

5. In a toy gun, a barrel, a spring actuated plunger therein, a stopmounted upon the plunger, a spring urging the plunger forward, acentering washer through whlch the plunger passes, and a spring carriedby said centering washer and acting as a cushion against which said stopimpacts when the plunger is projected.

6. A toy gun including a stock, a longitudinally slotted barrel mountedupon the stock, a plunger disposed within the barrel and having aplunger rod formed at its rear end with a detent, a guide washer mountedupon the plunger rod, a transversely extending stop on the plunger rodforward of the washer and extending through said slots, a springsurrounding the plunger rod and hearing against the plunger and urgingsaid plunger forward, guides extending over said slots inthe barrel andinto which said stop projects, a sleeve surrounding said barrel andhaving longitudinally extending rods disposed in said guides and adaptedto bear against the transversely extending stop when the sleeve isshifted rearward, to thereby retract the plunger against the force ofsaid spring, a guide washer mounted within the barrel and through whichthe plunger rod passes and against which the rear end of the springbears, a. cushioning spring mounted upon the guide washer and receivingthe impact of said transversely extending member, and atrigger mountedin the barrel and having a detent engageahle with the detent notch onthe rear end Of the plunger.

7. A toy gun including a stock, a longitudinally slotted barrel mountedupon the Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, byaddressing the stock, a plunger disposed within the barrel and having aplunger rod formed at its rear end with a detent, a guide washer mountedupon the plunger rod, a transversely extending stop on the plunger rodforward of the washer and extending through said slots, a springsurrounding the plunger rod and bearing against the plunger and urgingsaid plunger forward, guides extending over said slots in the barrel andinto which said meniber projects, a sleeve surrounding said barrel andhaving longitudinally extending rods disposed in said guides and adaptedto bear against the transversely extending stop when the sleeve isshifted rearward, to thereby retract the plunger against the force ofsaid spring, a guide washer mounted within the barrel and through whichthe plunger rod passes and against which the rear end of the springbears, a cushioning spring mounted upon the guide washer and receivingthe impact of said transversely extending stop, a trigger mounted in thebarrel and projecting through the sleeve and having a detent engageablcwith the detent notch on the'rear end of the plunger,

and stop collars mounted upon the barrel and limiting the movement ofthe slide in either direction.

8. In a toy gun, a barrel, a transversely arched crown plate disposedwithin the barrel, a trigger disposed within the crown plate, a pivotpin passing through the trigger and pivotally supporting it, and springson each side of the trigger and surrounding the pivot pin and resistinglateral movement of the trigger.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

ROY F. SETTLES.

Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C.

